
SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh demands downfall of Assad
Saudi Arabia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave office as soon as a transitional authority is set up.

Saudi Arabia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave office as soon as a transitional authority is set up.

The FBI launches a program, instructing teachers in the US to report students with radical inclinations.

Israeli forces have killed 41 Palestinian children since October, a report says.

Syrian opposition groups request protection from Russia as Daesh launches manhunt for ceasefire participants.

The US Navy’s deployment of an aircraft carrier to the South China Sea will exacerbate tensions between the United States and China, an American political analyst says.

The Iranian foreign minister says Saudi Arabia seeks to instigate tensions and insecurity in the Middle East.

EU urges Turkey to respect media freedom after the police seized the opposition newspaper Zaman.

Pope Francis condemns an attack on a care home run by missionaries in southern Yemen.

International banks reportedly cut credit lines for traders shipping food to Yemen.

Senior Iranian and Russian diplomats will discuss mutual issues and regional developments in Tehran.

Nigeria’s President Buhari blames overreliance on oil revenues for country’s economic problems.

The US will send its nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to bomb Daesh in Iraq and Syria, a report says.

Yemeni forces shoot down a Saudi drone in the country's southern province of Ibb.

Bulgaria is to deploy over 400 troops and other security personnel to step up security on its southern border.

Sudan’s main opposition leader Hassan Abd Allah al-Turabi has died at the age of 84.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is the "most transparent" public official of modern times.

Syrian Kurdish forces say Turkey has targeted their positions near the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria.

British finance minister has decided to drop plans for a pensions overhaul.